But Old Trafford great Scholes doesn't think the club's record scorer should be heading to Asia - instead telling him to join the MLS, or return to Everton.

Speaking on BT Sport following United's 4-0 aggregate win over St Etienne in the Europa League, Scholes said: “It does look like he is going to be going somewhere, but I just don’t see China being the right place for him.

Rooney has struggled to hold down a first-team place this season (Image: REUTERS)

Scholes thinks Rooney would be better served in the MLS (Image: BT Sport)

“He is a family man and it doesn’t seem the right place for him to go. It is the right place to go financially, obviously, but maybe he will go back to Everton for a couple of years.

“I think America will be better for him. Do what Steven Gerrard did, do what David Beckham did. The lifestyle will be better over there.”

Scholes admits that Rooney will probably leave United, if he fails to re-establish himself as a regular starter under Jose Mourinho.

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“Wayne is a player who wants to play football every week, whether it is a big game or a small game, he wants to play," he added.

“This will be hurting him at the minute, not being selected for the bigger games. He will get frustrated. I don’t see him hanging about if he is not playing in the big games, but I hope there is a bit of fight left in him.

“We are probably being a bit premature. He is only 31, he still has time to fight his way back into this team.”